Boot or shoe



(No Model.)

P. 0. BROWN.

BOOT 0R SHOE. 7 No. 318,949. Patented June 2, 1885.

Un'irnn States Patent PHILIP CHARLES BEOVYN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BOOT OR SHOE.

EEPEQIFECATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 318,929, dated. June2, 1885.

Application filed August .25, 1884, (No model) To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP Gnlinrns BROWN, residing in Brooklyn, countyof Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Boots,Shoes, and other Footear; and Ido hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, which will on able others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and inwhich- Figure lis a view of a boot provided with my improvement. Fig. 2is a vertical sec tion of the same. Fig. 3 is a similar view of a slightmodification of the same, and Figs. 4; and 5 are views of the vulcanizedrubber upper and intermediate sole before application.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

My invention has relation to boots, shoes, or similar foot-wear in whichan additional 2 upper and intermediate sole are applied; and it Bindicates the insole; G D, the outer sole and heel. E is the additionalouter upper, which is of vulcanized rubber, shaped to fit upon theoutside of the leather upper, and F is an intermediate sole ofvulcanized rubber,which is secured between the insole and the outersole.

The rubber upper and sole are attached to the boot or shoe in thefollowing manner: The leather upper is prepared in the usual man ner,and either placed flat upon a board or table before it is attached tothe insole, or it is attached to the insole and placed upon a last. Theouter upper, which is of soft vulcanized rubber, is now treated upon itsinner side with any suitable cement, after having been cutout to fitaround the lower portion of the upper with its lower edges flush withthe edges of the leather upper, and after having been placed in positionupon the leather upper the rubber upper is furthermore secured to theleather upper by the pressure of a heated roller or mold.

\Vhen it is desired to affix the additional sole, the upper is placedupon a last, if it has not been done before affixing the rubber up per,the insole is attached to the upper,where this has not been done before,and the rubber sole is thereupon secured to the insole by means ofsuitable cement an d a roller or mold, in the same manner in which therubber upper is secured.

The outer sole and the heel are secured to the upper and insole in theusual manner, being secured over the intermediate sole,where this isused, and the lower edges of the rubber upper are secured in the samemanner as the edges of the leather upper, form1ng,v1r'

tually, parts of the leather upper.

It follows that the described intermediate rubber sole may be dispensedwith, if desired, without departing from the spirit of my invention, theouter sole and heel being secured to the insole and uppers in the usualmanner.

I am aware that portions of an upper or an entire upper of unvulcanizedrubber, leather, or other material has formerly been secured to boots orshoes, either for ornamental purposes or for the purpose of making theshoe warmer or water-proof; and I do not wish to make broad claims forthe principle of affixing additional uppers to boots or shoes; but Ihave found that the uppers and intermediate soles of vulcanized rubbercemented to the uppers and insoles of shoes or boots before atfixing theouter sole strengthen the shoes or boots and make them impervious tocold or water, and the uppers of vulcanized rubber give the shoes orboots an ornamental appearance; and

I therefore claim 1. The improved method of constructing a boot or shoe,consisting in first preparing the usual leather upper in the usualmanner, thereupon attaching a correspondingly shaped upper of softvulcanized rubber to the leather upper bymeans of a suitable cement,securing the rubber upper by pressing it witha heated roller or mold,and thereupon attaching the outer sole and heel in the usual manner, asand for the purpose shown and set forth.

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2. The improved method of constructing a boot or shoe, consisting infirst preparing the leather upper and insole in the usual manner upon alast, thereupon attaching a cor respondinglyshaped soft vulcanizedrubber upper upon the outside of the leather upper by suitable cement,then securing an intermediate sole of soft vulcanized rubber to the shoeby suitable cement, securing the rubber upper and sole by the pressureof a heated roller or mold, and at last securing the outer sole and heelin the usual manner, as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

3. As an improved article of manufacture, a shoe having the usualleatherupper and sole,

and also having an outer upper of vulcanized rubber secured to theleather upper by means of suitable cement, as and for the purpose-PHILIP CHARLES BROWN.

' Witnesses:

SARAH 0. BROWN, CHARLES BENNS BROWN.

